Directed by Milos Forman The Firemen's Ball is a tragic farce told over the course of one eventful evening. It concerns the ball organized by a group of inept firemen in honor of their former chairman, an 86 year-old man dying from a cancer he's unaware he has. When the film opens they sit around a … Continue reading The Firemen’s Ball (1967)
milos forman
Amadeus (1984)
Directed by Milos Forman We see Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart through the eyes of a contemporary, Antonio Salieri (F. Murray Abraham), a man full of envy and awe. Framed through his immense jealousy, the film is big, broad and cutting. It makes Mozart (Tom Hulce) a juvenile virtuoso with a unique laugh and builds a Stepbrothers-like rivalry … Continue reading Amadeus (1984)
Man on the Moon (1999) / Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond (2017)
Directed by Milos Forman, Chris Smith Man on the Moon is a well-made, if familiar biopic about a fascinating comedian, Andy Kaufman. Jim & Andy is an engaging documentary about Jim Carrey during the production of Man on the Moon, and if watched together it helps you see the profundity behind the 1999 biopic. The film is … Continue reading Man on the Moon (1999) / Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond (2017)